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boot. Still, on a drive to Rappahannock for a first hand check of road conditions there, the resident engineer finds something to smile about. “It’s mid-January and the ground's not even frozen yet. Usually, at this time of year, it’s frozen one and a half feet down. That will help move this snow. The ground's got some heat in it.”
We pass a fanner who’s plowing a crossover with his tractor. Mr. Askew smiles and waves. “A lot of the farmers in the community really help us out a lot. They plow the back roads, push the crossovers dear and widen the shoulders. It takes a total community effort to get through something like this.” The resident engineer chuckles. “Even if the effort is just being patient until we do our thing.” i • . t
0n~ Monday -morning, with the snow depth at two feet and counting and his crews putting in 30-hour
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